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Title: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: btcbible on January 30, 2014, 12:34:23 AM Quote Towards the end of the day before this past New Year’s holiday at work, my supervisors pulled me aside for “a little chat.” I knew what this was about. It was a long time coming. We sat down in a conference room, where I was given a copy of my very first writeup. Now, I was coming up on my second year as a “Senior Leasing Coordinator” at a very stable and high-paying job. Don’t let the title fool you; most my work was mundane, mind-melting administrative work. I reviewed the writeup with my supervisors, who had itemized a list of over a dozen examples of poor performance, including “taking a late or long lunch returning after 2pm severely impacts team productivity.” I bit my tongue, listened, and acknowledged a decline in work performance. At the end of the meeting I was asked to review the writeup, agree in writing to improve my work performance, and return the signed document the following day. Instead, I went home and wrote the following resignation letter... Read more: http://letstalkbitcoin.com/why-i-quit-my-day-job/ (http://letstalkbitcoin.com/why-i-quit-my-day-job/) Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: HairyMaclairy on January 30, 2014, 12:43:30 AM Nice one. Many others here are waiting for that same day.
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: tvbcof on January 30, 2014, 12:51:22 AM Quote Towards the end of the day before this past New Year’s holiday at work, my supervisors pulled me aside for “a little chat.” I knew what this was about. It was a long time coming. We sat down in a conference room, where I was given a copy of my very first writeup. Now, I was coming up on my second year as a “Senior Leasing Coordinator” at a very stable and high-paying job. Don’t let the title fool you; most my work was mundane, mind-melting administrative work. I reviewed the writeup with my supervisors, who had itemized a list of over a dozen examples of poor performance, including “taking a late or long lunch returning after 2pm severely impacts team productivity.” I bit my tongue, listened, and acknowledged a decline in work performance. At the end of the meeting I was asked to review the writeup, agree in writing to improve my work performance, and return the signed document the following day. Instead, I went home and wrote the following resignation letter... Read more: http://letstalkbitcoin.com/why-i-quit-my-day-job/ (http://letstalkbitcoin.com/why-i-quit-my-day-job/) Jeez! That mirrors my own experience in a whole bunch of ways. Fortunately I was not in a situation where my poor performance impacted other group members because I worked primarily alone and on an increasingly useless project that everyone wished to die (myself more than anyone.) My independence and focus was very much by design and that little feat of engineering predated Bitcoin or at least my hearing about it. But for nearly a year I spent more time reading this forum and thinking about things than I did actually doing anything associated with my job. My jaw dropped when my boss invited me back if I felt so inclined. All of my experiences through life have been that it is just best to man up and accept deficiencies in a straightforward way. Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: keithers on January 30, 2014, 12:51:28 AM Hope you have a lot of btc :)
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: MakeBelieve on January 30, 2014, 12:57:02 AM That's a big decision to make and I hope you have enough Bitcoin to keep you going!
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: whtchocla7e on January 30, 2014, 01:27:31 AM Work is work, man. Nobody goes to work because it's fun and exciting. I hope you have enough to live on and good luck.
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: descarte on January 30, 2014, 01:34:17 AM great article. speaks the heart of many people here..
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: bitcerto on January 30, 2014, 03:05:52 AM Outstanding story! You've set an example I think many can follow.
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: mediaspree on January 30, 2014, 03:30:20 AM He says he is able to take on the risk because he doesn't have a mortgage or mouths to feed but I see a cute pooch in his profile picture. Won't someone think of the doge?! :D
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: empoweoqwj on January 30, 2014, 06:26:17 AM Work is work, man. Nobody goes to work because it's fun and exciting. I hope you have enough to live on and good luck. So true for 99% of people. Sure a few people have fun doing their jobs, just never met any :) Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: Sonny on January 30, 2014, 06:51:01 AM Work is work, man. Nobody goes to work because it's fun and exciting. I hope you have enough to live on and good luck. So true for 99% of people. Sure a few people have fun doing their jobs, just never met any :) So ture. :( Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: tvbcof on January 30, 2014, 06:51:29 AM Work is work, man. Nobody goes to work because it's fun and exciting. I hope you have enough to live on and good luck. So true for 99% of people. Sure a few people have fun doing their jobs, just never met any :) I've enjoyed every job I can remember. I've been able to make most of them fun, challenging, and learn some stuff. Digging ditches was one of the most fun things I ever did. I got to operate equipment when people pretended not to look (union operators were supposed to be behind the controls), and pretty quickly ended up spending a lot of time looking through the transit when people (including myself) realized I could do it. When I went to work in Silicon Valley I ended up working 6/10's and 6/12's quite a lot. It was simply the most interesting thing to me. The task that were not interesting would get in the way of those I wanted to do so it was even enjoyable to get those out of the way. Only at my last job which was not a start-up did I run out of steam. Then I just moved on (in part thanks to Bitcoin.) The key is to just move on when something gets boring and/or it is no longer possible to make it interesting. Part of this was because I worked my way through school and many of my jobs were temporary by design. For those that were not, a key element is to stay out of debt and responsibility free. I do realize that not everyone has the combination of luck and forward looking nature to pull this off. But I'd say that at least 50% of the people I've worked with in almost any field I've been exposed to could find a way to have fun and enjoy the job. Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: empoweoqwj on January 30, 2014, 06:53:06 AM Work is work, man. Nobody goes to work because it's fun and exciting. I hope you have enough to live on and good luck. So true for 99% of people. Sure a few people have fun doing their jobs, just never met any :) I've enjoyed every job I can remember. I've been able to make most of them fun, challenging, and learn some stuff. Digging ditches was one of the most fun things I ever did. I got to operate equipment when people pretended not to look (union operators were supposed to be behind the controls), and pretty quickly ended up spending a lot of time looking through the transit when people (including myself) realized I could do it. When I went to work in Silicon Valley I ended up working 6/10's and 6/12's quite a lot. It was simply the most interesting thing to me. The task that were not interesting would get in the way of those I wanted to do so it was even enjoyable to get those out of the way. Only at my last job which was not a start-up did I run out of steam. Then I just moved on (in part thanks to Bitcoin.) The key is to just move on when something gets boring and/or it is no longer possible to make it interesting. Part of this was because I worked my way through school and many of my jobs were temporary by design. For those that were not, a key element is to stay out of debt and responsibility free. I do realize that not everyone has the combination of luck and forward looking nature to pull this off. But I'd say that at least 50% of the people I've worked with in almost any field I've been exposed to could find a way to have fun and enjoy the job. Yeah I think you are right. The key is to move on once you stop enjoying it. But people with families need security. It gets hard to keep moving jobs if you have kids / mortgages etc. Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: ArpFlush on January 30, 2014, 11:29:39 AM Inspiring story! I wish good luck and lot's of succes on your new pathway. :)
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: ArpFlush on January 30, 2014, 11:32:11 AM Yeah I think you are right. The key is to move on once you stop enjoying it. But people with families need security. It gets hard to keep moving jobs if you have kids / mortgages etc. Fully agree! Am on the lookout too but like you say...mortgage has to be paid too. Still I'm working on it :)Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: djarot on January 30, 2014, 11:36:27 AM I am still thinking about that, don't have plan yet :)
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: gloine on January 30, 2014, 11:55:12 AM It's a true story right? I mean it's not made up for a nice read... ;D
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: ArpFlush on January 30, 2014, 11:57:27 AM Hm, maybe I could start a computer gear website that accepts BTC. In my country there's none ;D and I could do it via dropshipping. Hopaa
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: CoinLearn on January 30, 2014, 12:06:07 PM Quote Towards the end of the day before this past New Year’s holiday at work, my supervisors pulled me aside for “a little chat.” I knew what this was about. It was a long time coming. We sat down in a conference room, where I was given a copy of my very first writeup. Now, I was coming up on my second year as a “Senior Leasing Coordinator” at a very stable and high-paying job. Don’t let the title fool you; most my work was mundane, mind-melting administrative work. I reviewed the writeup with my supervisors, who had itemized a list of over a dozen examples of poor performance, including “taking a late or long lunch returning after 2pm severely impacts team productivity.” I bit my tongue, listened, and acknowledged a decline in work performance. At the end of the meeting I was asked to review the writeup, agree in writing to improve my work performance, and return the signed document the following day. Instead, I went home and wrote the following resignation letter... Read more: http://letstalkbitcoin.com/why-i-quit-my-day-job/ (http://letstalkbitcoin.com/why-i-quit-my-day-job/) Awesome ...a few months ago I did the same. Welcome to the Bitcoin Dev force. Be independent. Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: EvilPanda on January 30, 2014, 05:27:56 PM Work is work, man. Nobody goes to work because it's fun and exciting. I hope you have enough to live on and good luck. So true for 99% of people. Sure a few people have fun doing their jobs, just never met any :) So ture. :( Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: Ragnarly on January 30, 2014, 05:37:59 PM How is coinality.com progressing? I'm seeing more news stories about people wanting to be paid in Bitcoin, especially tech guys.
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: Damnsammit on January 30, 2014, 05:45:13 PM Congrats! I took a severence package to leave my job. Last day is tomorrow!
Next week it's time to start working completely on my Bitcoin business that I keep putting off... a little nervous and excited. Probably going to end up getting a divorce out of it too (so yay!) hahaha Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: marcotheminer on January 30, 2014, 06:06:10 PM All the best man!
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: stan.stan on January 30, 2014, 06:18:14 PM Wish you all the best although i don't think i would be making such a move for now. I don't know but BTC just seems a little too volatile for now , Would've been best to just watch how things go for now especially with the rumours about the FED cooking up the downfall of BTC . But that's just my own opinion though . I guess i don't have the balls to quit my day job yet lol
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: ArpFlush on January 30, 2014, 06:20:45 PM Congrats! I took a severence package to leave my job. Last day is tomorrow! Next week it's time to start working completely on my Bitcoin business that I keep putting off... a little nervous and excited. Probably going to end up getting a divorce out of it too (so yay!) hahaha Good luck to you too :D Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: Lethn on January 30, 2014, 06:43:11 PM You idiots, don't quit your job, build up your business part time, I'm pouring everything into my business because I have no choice, if I had a choice I'd just build up my business over the weekend while building up a nice stash for myself but I don't have the luxury to do that.
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: Damnsammit on January 30, 2014, 07:14:24 PM You idiots, don't quit your job, build up your business part time, I'm pouring everything into my business because I have no choice, if I had a choice I'd just build up my business over the weekend while building up a nice stash for myself but I don't have the luxury to do that. Meh, my job didn't pay much anyways. I'd like to thank all of you tax payers in advance for my unemployment checks which will end up being about 80% of my current takehome pay. I shall use my $15k severence check to the best of my abilities. :D Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: Jan on January 30, 2014, 07:39:14 PM I did the same thing 1 1/2 years ago. Never looked back, and having some of my best time in my long IT carrer. Bitcoin full time is a blast. I hope it lasts.
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: the_poet on January 30, 2014, 07:49:07 PM To be honest, I would never leave my job unless I would be sure I'd have seven figures in my bank account. While Bitcoin may be a profitable source of money, the financial safety provided by a steady income is something that can hardly be beaten. Good luck on your new endeavors.
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: ManeBjorn on January 30, 2014, 09:45:27 PM Excellent story thanks for sharing.
I will say this though. As a person who has had an accident 1 1/2 yrs ago and ended up disabled I would love to go back to work. As much as jobs can be dull or stressful I miss terribly being able to buy things I need or want. I miss being around co-workers and being part of a team. Now I spend my days trying not to give in to chronic pain and the frustration of not being able to provide for my family or go far a hike or pick up my daughter. I have been selling things that I worked hard for and cherished just to be able to help my wife pay bills and buy food and diapers for my 1 year old daughter. Occasionally I get lucky like I did this past week and get a little money I can spend on things like late christmas gifts for my wife and recently I got lucky and was able to buy some bitcoin mining equipment to add to my small setup. That sense of being in charge of my life and it's direction is something I dearly miss. I wish you the best of luck and don't lose sight of your goals as you never know when your ability to get there will be taken away. Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: Prolifik on January 30, 2014, 10:00:24 PM I was thinking of going back to my day job to get moar gpus.
Me and the old boss would probably end up killing each other though. >.< I'd help the old man retire if I could stand working with him. Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: illpoet on January 30, 2014, 10:01:18 PM good luck! i was reading the letter hoping it would say "suck it" somewhere but thats just me loving to burn bridges.
Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: alkaz on January 31, 2014, 02:03:47 AM i hope you made a good decision :-\
good luck to you for me, i cant leave my job, its the only montly income without having any mortgage and loan on bank, i still cant afford to loose my job ill loose my family if i loose my job bitcoin is just part time, its hardy an income as i cant mine and im getting bitcoin only from PPC sites, poker free rolls (that rarely win), and giveaways Title: Re: Why I Quit My Day Job (Let's Talk Bitcoin!) Post by: icet208 on January 31, 2014, 06:31:30 AM here`s a man with "balls"
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